o·zo·no·sphere ( -z n -sfîr )n. See ozone layer. o·zo no·spheric (-sfîr k, -sf r-), o·zono·spheri·cal (--kl) adj. |
ozonosphere [əʊˈzəʊnəˌsfɪə -ˈzɒnə-]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) another name for ozone layer
| ozonosphere (-zn-sfîr) See ozone layer. |
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| Noun | 1. |  ozonosphere - a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sunlayer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another ozone hole - an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone stratosphere - the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere |
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